downtrodden

Example Sentences

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The most important college football story in these parts is about the downtrodden program from Westwood and whether it will leave its dump of a stadium in Pasadena.

From Los Angeles Times

“When I first heard about ‘The Gilded Age,’ I was like, ‘Oh, what servant am I going to be asked to play? What downtrodden character?’

From Los Angeles Times

Pro football would not be easy for Simpson, who spent most of his career with the downtrodden Buffalo Bills, reaching the playoffs just once.

From Los Angeles Times

Anderson Tepper, in a review for The New York Times, said that “Vieira provides a compelling vision of history’s downtrodden and neglected.”

From New York Times

She goes on to challenge various clergymen and politicians in her quest to save the youth and aid the downtrodden, namely, Italians.

From New York Times